Manfrotto 498 RC2 : Specifications and Opinions

Manfrotto 498 RC2

The Manfrotto 498 RC2 is a ball head manufactured from 2010 to 2016 (discontinued). The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 106 €;

14 users have given it an average vote of 9.1 out of 10.


Type	ball head
Max payload	8 kg
Material	Aluminium
Height	12 cm
Weight	0.61 kg
Quick release	Manfrotto 200PL-14
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Mgnello

sent on 25 Settembre 2024

Pros: Excellent and robust, Manfrotto quality can be seen, when I bought it I realized that the more you spend the less you spend... it is not the best compared to others, but it does its duty well. Then I simply use it on a Manfrotto Mono Foot, and I feel very good, and in Coming a much more precise Fourth Head for a very Robust Three Foot... And there will be problems for the Costs...

Cons: Maybe the price, I paid 120.00 €uro 10 years ago, they always cost a lot, but the quality as usual is paid ... When you have to buy one you have to think twice if not three times...

Opinion: This is my Third Manfrotto Head, Robust, Heavy, reliable, Works very well, the problem maybe if it stays still a couple of months you should give it a drop of Oil on the Sphere with a Cloth, nothing to say... Everything returns more fluid its movement... I use it in two devices, and it behaves very well, I carry it very well in the backpack without problems. Precise not too much, for mountain excursions it is fine especially on a Mono foot.

Darklay

sent on 05 Novembre 2017

Pros: Robust enough, fluid head, adjustable clutch in hardness.

Cons: Weight, above all height.

Opinion: It was my first head, unfortunately despite having the adjustable clutch it is always a ball head, so not precise; I soon changed it with one to three movements with which I'm definitely better off for studio photos and an overview of landscapes; the problem is not the 298 but the ball head concept I do not like. The 498 is a good ball head, fluid and the clutch adjusts toughness to be used in speed or more precise, also has a lock for rotating the horizontal axis (they call panorama but do not allow you to set the nodal point, so ...) which may be convenient to move the camera horizontally without having to unlock the sphere to miss the other settings.rnTo add up if you are looking for a good ball head, solid and precise that does not cost too much, this is fine.

Darklay

Gabriele.pavan

sent on 25 Agosto 2014

Pros: Solid and robust construction, the possibility of panning keeping the ball blocked, plate quick, very accurate, and clutch lock integrated into a single knob.

Cons: Pesanteeeeeeeeeeeeee

Opinion: It 'a head very accurate, extremely fluid, especially in panning motion that allowed me several video naturalistic lock knob of the sphere doubles as a clutch, it is very soft and adjustable, it really is a fantastic head. The only problem is the weight, I never even thought of putting it in your backpack to go to the mountains, I bring you another that weighs half as much, does not allow me the same accuracy but I'm happy, in all other cases, even for a day in the city is fantastic.

Siberius

sent on 11 Agosto 2014

Pros: solid construction, block panoramic

Cons: quality low price, heavy for the services provided, not very precise movements of the sphere

Opinion: I got this ball head for several years, very solid construction, attack rc2 not the best of quality, but small and not very tight time ingombrante.Una is stationary with the gear attached, but to use the properties of the sphere is difficult because small and imprecisa.Troppo heavy for the services offre.Avendola replaced with a Sirui k30x which costs only 30 euro more, it has a huge ball, is precise, smooth and even stronger manfrotto despite the weight of a hair lower, I can not give an assessment eccelsa.Secondo me the 498 is a middle inutile.Meglio a compact and economical sphere as the 494 or the like, or a more professional sphere investing in something più.Valutazione 7 more than enough.

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